Chapter 709: Unsophisticated Woman
The streets of the provincial capital are naturally much more prosperous than those of the county town.
In addition to vendors selling various small gadgets on the street, there are also many shops on both sides of the street.
"Wow! Sister Fuya, those little pottery figures are so beautiful!"
Xia Siya exclaimed loudly, grabbed Tang Bao and started running.
"Ahem!" Xia Siming coughed twice in the back, reminding them, "No shouting, no jumping around!"
Xia Siya's footsteps just stopped.
Then, he turned around and glared at Xia Siming with dissatisfaction.
"Mom said so." Xia Siming stated.
Xia Siya: “…”
Take a deep breath and endure!
Xia Siya's face showed a gentle and elegant expression, and she said softly, "Second brother is right. Thank you for your advice."
Xia Siming immediately rubbed his ears and arms, and felt goose bumps all over his body.
"Little sister, please speak normally." Xia Siming surrendered: "I won't tell mother when I get back."
My little sister looks so scary.
Xia Siya raised her eyebrows proudly.
Then he took Tangbao's hand and quickly rushed towards the pottery seller, no, walked towards him.
Although he had subdued his second brother, he still slowed down.
Pomegranate and Peony followed closely behind the two.
Su Laowu and Xia Siming walked slowly forward.
From time to time, students in blue robes passed by in groups of three or four.
As the autumn examination was approaching, many students came to the provincial capital in advance.
It adds a rich cultural atmosphere to the city.
Su Laowu has a leisurely look, a slender and upright figure, and a handsome appearance. From time to time, he would attract passing girls, who would peek at him with blushing faces...
Xia Siming walked beside Su Laowu and suddenly felt a little pressured.
Walking next to Su Laowu, he, the son of the prefect, no longer had any appeal.
However, the rich cultural atmosphere on the street was disrupted by a voice that was out of place.
"Catch the thief!"
Following an angry shout, a tall and strong man chased a thin man and rushed through the crowd.
A little boy holding a candied haws was about to be knocked to the ground by a bump when a woman in white clothes and a veil on her head quickly pulled the little boy up.
The little boy avoided being knocked down, but when the woman bent down to pull the little boy, the veil on her head was pulled off by the thief.
And, he casually threw it towards the strong man chasing him...
The veil hit the strong man and fell to the ground, where it was stepped on by the strong man chasing the thief...
"Ah! Ghost!"
"Oh my god! Is this a human?!"
“It’s so ugly…”
The screams that came one after another even drowned out the cries of "Catch the thief."
The people near the woman in white all looked at her face with horror.
The red scars on the woman's face are shocking...
With a cry of "Wow", the little boy who was rescued by the woman burst into tears as he looked at her.
An old woman in a brown jacket, with a basket slung over her arm, ran over in a hurry.
"Let go of my grandson!"
The old woman screamed and with a "Snap!", she opened the woman's hand.
And he pushed the woman hard.
The woman staggered and almost fell, with a look of embarrassment on her face.
"How can someone be so ugly?"
"That's right! If you saw this in the middle of the night, it would be really scary!"
"Will it be the middle of the night? It's scary enough already..."
The people around pointed at the girl, their faces full of contempt and disgust.
The girl stood in the middle of the crowd, her face showing not only embarrassment but also a moment of helplessness.
But it was only for a moment.
Then, his eyes turned calm.
Accept people's criticism calmly.
And he didn't try to cover his face with his hands.
Several scholars in green robes stood in the crowd, shaking their heads and making comments.
"There is nothing worse than the saltlessness of women."
"Exactly...exactly..."
The old woman lowered her head to comfort her grandson, then turned back to look at the woman and said with disgust, "Where did this ugly freak come from? With such a horrible appearance, why don't you find a deserted place and hang yourself? How dare you come out and scare people!"
After saying that, he turned back and continued to coax his grandson.
"My dear grandson, don't be afraid." The old woman's voice instantly became gentle: "Come on, grandma will buy you some candy..."
The old woman said this, holding her grandson's hand and about to leave.
Su Laowu frowned, took a few steps forward and stopped the old woman.
"Auntie, please apologize to this girl!"
Su Laowu said this and pointed at the girl in white.
The old woman looked up at Su Laowu and was about to curse him for meddling in other people's business, but when she saw Su Laowu in a moon-white brocade suit, with a handsome face, noble temperament, and the appearance of a handsome young man, she couldn't help but lose her temper.
"Sir, what I said was right. This man looks like a ghost. He ran out and scared the children to tears..."
"Auntie, it was this girl who saved your grandson just now. Otherwise, your grandson would have had the same fate as that veiled woman!"
Su Laowu interrupted the old woman, his voice cold, and pointed at the veil on the ground.
The veil was lying alone on the ground, with a large black footprint in the center.
Xia Siming also stepped forward and said, "Auntie, if your grandson gets knocked down and then accidentally stepped on, he'll probably be half dead."
The old woman: “…”
His face changed.
The old woman looked at the woman in white and said with a somewhat embarrassed expression: "I'm sorry, thank you very much, young lady."
After saying that, he took his grandson's hand and left in a hurry.
Su Laowu looked at the crowd around him and said loudly: "The rule of thumb for people is not to be upright in appearance, but to be upright in heart and respected by others!"
Su Laowu directly quoted a sentence from the Buddhist scriptures to explain that a person’s beauty or ugliness mainly depends on his or her inner heart.
"This girl has a kind heart and helps the young in times of crisis. She is a hundred times better than those who are all show but rotten inside."
Su Laowu spoke clearly and powerfully.
After hearing what Su Laowu said, most of the people around showed shame on their faces.
After Su Laowu finished speaking, he looked at the scholars who were gathered together to comment.
He added, "You read the books of sages, yet you speak disrespectfully of those who help the weak. You judge people by their appearance alone. This truly disgraces the character of scholars."
The faces of several scholars turned red instantly.
One of them said somewhat resentfully, "As the saying goes, a hero saving a beautiful woman is a beautiful story. You saved a plain girl, what are you trying to show off? Are you also trying to become a beautiful story? If that's the case, I congratulate you in advance, and I hope you can marry this plain girl home soon..."
After the man finished speaking, a gloating expression appeared on his face.
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